Judges Choice Award - all goats in all classes are eligible, it is entirely the judges choice, whether it be a goat they would like to own, they love the colour etc etc. This will be awarded during prize giving.

On the 30th September 2017 we will be holding a field day at the Jones property (Hollybank Goats) in Cust. This will be open to both members and non members.

This field day will be covering

• Hoof trimming

• Show conformation

• Junior handlers

• General showing

This will be free for our financial members and $2 for non-members.

For financial members it is an 11.30am start with an informal talk and a shared lunch at 12.00pm. For current non-members they are welcome to attend the field day at 1.00pm.

This will be a great day for people to learn the basics of Dairy Goat Showing, as well as basic care and also what to look for in a dairy goat. Whether you show or not good conformation can never go amiss when owning dairy goats, especially in the long term for milking does.

If you would like to know more about our up and coming field day, or would like to register your interest you can get in contact with us at canterburydairygoats@gmail.com

We would like to say a big congratulations to the new NZDGBA President, our very own Jayne Arscott, who will be accompanied by James Simpson who has been newly elected onto Council and has also taken over the Classification Portfolio.

James Simpson, the new NZDGBA councillor & CDGBA Vice President

We are proud of our members getting up there and getting involved with the NZDGBA, the national body for dairy goats.

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